Hillary Clinton, US secretary of state, warned Israel that its survival could depend on negotiating a peace deal with the Palestinians and its Arab neighbours in an eagerly awaited speech that followed the recent rift between the two countries.

So the Guardian, several steps ahead of the American media, has come out and reported that Hillary Clinton has been offered and has accepted the post of Secretary of State in an Obama administration. It's a strangely written story, with no details and virtually no sourcing. Clinton "plans to accept the job of secretary of state....the Guardian has learned". Er, that's it. What to make of...

So the Guardian, several steps ahead of the American media, has come out and reported that Hillary Clinton has been offered and has accepted the post of Secretary of State in an Obama administration. It's a strangely written story, with no details and virtually no sourcing. Clinton "plans to accept the job of secretary of state....the Guardian has learned". Er, that's it. What to make of...

Well, as predicted, the clash between Obama and  General Clinton - and Israel, is playing out to plan. "Israel’s new right-wing government was set for its first stand-off with the Obama Administration today, after it openly rebuffed a call from Washington to a total freeze on all Jewish settlements in the West Bank. Hillary Clinton, the US Secretary of State, called last night for ...

It looks like it could really happen and Barack Obama will name one time rival Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State. It would be a smart move on his part. There have been a lot of criticisms of Hillary Clinton on just about every front and she clashed bitterly with Obama in the nomination

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticised Israel's plans to demolish more than 80 Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem as "unhelpful" and a violation of its international obligations.

The US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says Israel and the Palestinians have agreed to resume stalled direct peace negotiations in Washington early next month.

Will Hillary Clinton actually have anything to do as Secretary of State? That is the question posed in this article from The Hill. Obama has been very keen to have a 'Team of Rivals' in his administration, and Clinton must have thought she'd won a particularly important victory when appointed Secretary of State. But as the Obama Administration settles in, has she been outmanouevred? Several other ...

Andrea Mitchell reporting for NBC News: Two Obama advisers have told NBC News that Hillary Clinton is under consideration to be secretary of state. Would she be interested? Those who know Clinton say possibly. But her office says that any decisions about the transition are up to the president-elect and his team. Clinton was seen taking a flight to Chicago today, but an adviser says it was on perso...

Hillary Clinton the United States Secretary of State will stay at the Prime Minister's country retreat of Chequers ahead of talks to secure the final stages of the Northern Ireland peace deal.